英英释义
monumental [ ,mɔnju'mentəl ]
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adj.
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relating or belonging to or serving as a monument
"the use of the arch in monumental architecture"; "monumental sculptures"
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of outstanding significance
"Einstein's monumental contributions to physics"
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imposing in size or bulk or solidity
"a monumental scale"
同义词： massive monolithic
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relating or belonging to or serving as a monument
以上来源于: WordNet
柯林斯英汉双解大词典
monumental /ˌmɒnjʊˈmɛntəl/ TEM8
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ADJ You can use monumental to emphasize the large size or extent of something. 巨大的 [强调]
例：It had been a monumental blunder to give him the assignment.
分配给他这项任务是一个巨大的错误。
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ADJ If you describe a book or musical work as monumental, you are emphasizing that it is very large and impressive, and is likely to be important for a long time. 意义深远的; 不朽的 [强调]
例：...his monumental work on Chinese astronomy.
…他关于中国天文学的不朽著作。
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ADJ A monumental building or sculpture is very large and impressive. 宏伟的 [ADJ n]
例：I take no real interest in monumental sculpture.
我对宏伟的雕塑并没有真正感兴趣。
双语例句原声例句权威例句
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We have a monumental task ahead of us.
极其繁重的工作在等着我们。
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It seems like an act of monumental folly.
这似乎是一种非常愚蠢的行为。
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Kahn used stone and concrete to make monumental buildings.
VOA: special.2011.07.24
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But because of those discoveries, we are now in a position to appreciate the monumental achievements of these early civilizations, these earliest civilizations.
由于那些考古发现，我们现在才能欣赏到,那些早期文明的不朽成就，最早的文明。
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And a kind of, well, kindly and monumental, and yet approachable figure that is familiar from American school rooms.
有几分友好和伟大，他也是在美国学校的教室里也是常见到的人物像。
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